Binding machine



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Patented Aug. 14, 1928.

UNITED STATES JOHN J. moon, or MACKLIN, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA.

BINDING MA CHINE."

Application filed February 19, 1926, Serial No. 89,467, and in Canada January 25, 1,926.

l The invention relates to improvements in binding machines particularly to improvements associated with the platform and elevators thereof and an object of the invention is to provide a binding machine having a.

horizontal platform pan and an inclined ele vator pan continuous therewith, thereby avoiding any loss of grain at the juncture of such pans and to associate with the pans view, the invention consists essentially in an endless conveyor operating over the up per surfaces thereof and embodying side chains and slate carried thereby, the slats, being, fitted with felt orsuch like resilient material adapted to sweep the faces of the pans and gather and deliver all loose grain kernals as well as the cut grain. p A further object of the invention is to provide an elevator above the inclined pan,

such elevator being supplied with felt faced slats meeting with the former conveyor to deliver the cut grain. I A

- l/Vith the above more important objects in the arrangement and construction of parts hereinafter more particularly desoribed,.ref-,

eienc-e being had to the accompanying drawings, in which: 1

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional View centrally 1 and longitudinally through a binding machine equipped with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a cross vertical sectional view at 33 Figure 1 and lookingin the direction of the applied arrow, and with the overlying elevator removed.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged, detailed, vertical sectional view at 44= Figure 2.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a portion of one of the chains and a slat carried thereby.

Fig. dis a detailed, vertical sectional view showing the manner in which the end of the slat is connected to the chain.

In the drawings like characters of refers ence indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

The main frame 1 of the platform presents similar parallel side beams 2 and 3 which are connected on the underside by a guard plate 4 and on the top side by a flatthe field, the cut grain falling backwardly on to the pan 5 of the platform in the ordinary manner, it being here understood that thecustomary binder reel (not shown) is used. The bull wheel 7 of the binding 1113.- chine and'parts associated therewith are as customarily used. Theinner end of the pan '5 is extended angular-1y upwardly to provide a smootlrfaced elevator pan or plate 8 which is carriedby the sides 9 andlO of the elevator. v

I wish it to be particularlynoted that there is no crack 'or opening at the juncture;

of the pansso that any grain swept over one pan is delivered on to the other and is not permitted to escape through-on to the ground and become lost as occurs in the present types of binding machines of which I I am familiar. Y

The mam frame carries across shaft '11 and a pair of aligned stubjshafts 12 and the sideframes 9 and 10 carry an elevated cross shaft 13 and a pair ofaligned'stub shafts 14. The shaft 11 is fitted with flanged pulleys 15 and 16 and the shaft 13 is provided with chain wheels 17 and 18, and the stub shafts 12 andl l are provided with flanged pulleys 19 and 20, and 21 and 22, the latter pulleys being somewhat larger than. the former.

Similar endlessside chains 23 and 24 pass around the pulleys 15 and 1 6 and around the chain wheels 17 and 18 and under the pulleys 19 and 20, and 21 and 22 as shown in Fig ure 1.

The pulleys 21 and 22 are located at the juncture of the pans and hold the top side of the chains down so that they travel over the upper surfaces of the pans. The pulleys 19 and 20 carry the under sides of the chains which it will be observed pass between the pan 5 and the guard plate 4, and these latter pulleys can be adjustable, whereby they can be used as chain tighteners.

At suitable intervals in the chains I pro vide special links, one of these links being shown at 25 in Figures 5 and 6 and where in it will be observed that the said link is fitted with a socket-like side extension 26. The chains are so placed that the special linksv appear in opposing pairs and each pair, of links carries a cross slat 27, the ends of which are permanently fastened by rivets 28 in the sockets, and the under sides of which are provided with a resilient material 29 such as a felt strip. The felt faces of the slats continuously engage the upper faces of the pans 5 and 8 in the movement of the conveyor and accordingly it will be obvious that the slats not 'ofllfy 'ollbct the grain falling backWardly h to the bad 5, but also any loose kernels of grain which become dislodged from ,the l 'eads and all short straw.

The chains 17 and 18 are used "to drive i the conveyor, which it will he observed as a ana an-"moun'tcrea similar aligned stub shafts37 carried by the side members '9 and fioin: any. suitable taken iii conjunction with the paiis '5 and 8, functions forthe same purpose as the jjres'en't jilatforfii eanvas and elevator canvas 'Theslia'ft 13 issupplied with a ohain wheel whichcarries a chain 31 driven part of the binder mechanism Inordelto' hold down the ascending grain passing over the pan 8 I have provided a top (sveflyiageievator indicated generally by the i'efei lncehiinieriil 32. This t'o'p 'elevato'r is l'oi'ined from similar chains 33 and 34 wliielijai'e'eai'rid by. a pair of pulleys 10 and hy'chain wheels 38 and 39 mounted on a cross shaft 40 also carridhy the side frames sand 10. The chaiiis33a-i1d-3i are resided at-iatervals with special pfairso-f simi ar, tdth'os'e 25 and these links oarii'y felt face'cl 'oross slats 41 similar to those 27. Theshaft lOis' driven by securgeawheel as iia agar 'wheel to the shaft 13 and a toftlie si'aft 210 aridproviding' j 5iin' inteiiiieshi'rig gear wheel 44 between the 3 i I 1 i latter 'gars. r

"Whetithe menial; 'is raaaiag, thjdir'e'cof i lofthe underside of the top e eva'tat is. the as the aiaa aoa of Iao not asiie to travel of; the top si'cle of the-under elevator so that the top elevator co-op'erates with the under elevator to elevate the grain therebetween. A a a he liifiited to the precise mechanism utilized for driving the various chains, nor to the manner in which the slats are connected to the chains as-fithese parts i might be obviously materially modified without de arting from the spirit of the invention as set fer-ta in the appended claims;

That I elfaiiii asniyinvention is 1. A bihding machine having a horizonea lyi g siiiooth faced platform pan, an

inelinedsmooth fa'ced elevator pan oontinuous with' the platform pan and an endless driven conveyor associated with the pans and pi'esentingside ehairis and spaced cross slats carried at intervals by the chains, the said-cross slats being provided on their under sides each with a strip of resilient material adapted to sweep themper faces of the pans in the movementof tie chains.

signed at Winni eg this 26th day of January, 1926. I

. JOHN J. ICLUGK. 

